Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Menards Distribution Center
Start: 10/31/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241010160 · 10/31/2024 · Menards Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary source: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Menards Distribution Center
Location: 4801 North 264th St., VALLEY, NEBRASKA, 68064
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just finished unloading a train car and was using a drill to operate a winch attached to the cables that secure the load while in transit. Their right glove was caught by the drill bit and the employee sustained amputations of their little finger at the second knuckle and their ring finger just below the nail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown